What purpose, if any, do pets really serve? Are they simply an outlet for misplaced love? Or four-legged friends who help us to satisfy vital emotional needs? Whatever they are, when we elevate pets to the status of social companions, we undermine the distinction between human and non-human. In other words, pets force us to confront the moral ...
Over the past 30 years there has been a tremendous growth in interest in the multidisciplinary field of human-companion animal interactions and relationships. This is not surprising considering that pets are kept in at least half of the households in Western societies. What then, is so special about the relationships people have with their pets? ...
The first animals to become domesticated, dogs have always had an ambivalent relationship with humans; we see them both as beloved pets and as killers and outcasts. This book sets the many facets of dog behavior in the context of the dog's place in our society.
Over the past 30 years there has been a tremendous growth in interest in the multidisciplinary field of human-companion animal interactions and relationships. This is not surprising considering that pets are kept in at least half of the households in Western societies. What then, is so special about the relationships people have with their pets? ...
A special issue of "Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science", this volume addresses food animal husbandry and the new millennium. There are essays on: the culture and agriculture of animal production; animal welfare and livestock production in a post-industrial milieu; animal welfare issues in the poultry industry; and assessing the welfare of ...
Modern society is beginning to re-examine its whole relationship with animals and the natural world. Until recently, issues such as animal welfare and environmental protection were considered the domain of small, idealistic minorities. Now, these issues attract numerous supporters who collectively exercise considerable political muscle. Animals, ...
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